Boston Post subscription rates and office details
Boston Post notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, office address at 2509 Washington Street, Boston, and contact telephone 428. It notes payment in advance, change of address procedures, and that papers are second class matter with checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Post Publishing Company
Boston
Washington Street
New York
Boston Post
A. Grozier
Put on the Referendum for Boston Aldermen Bill
The author urges Boston voters be given a referendum on a proposed aldermanic bill reporting in the House. The bill would create a 17 member board with 12 district and 5 at large members, with caucus nominations and shared city council powers. The piece argues people must decide the government changes.
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Boston
House
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Railroads urged to carry bicycles as free baggage in Massachusetts
The author argues that railroads should treat bicycles as ordinary baggage and allow free carriage. Last season Boston lines carried thousands of wheels as extra baggage without special convices, showing the existing charges are unnecessary. With sixteen states requiring this service, Massachusetts should join as the seventeenth.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Senate Eyes Public Vote on Hawaiian Annexation
A Honolulu era editorial notes the Senate foreign relations committee drifting toward a concurrent resolution for Hawaii annexation rather than a two thirds ratification. It condemns executive sessions as undemocratic and urges open debate so the public can judge the reasons pro and con.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate Chamber
Senate
Hawaii
Congress
United States Senate
National defence fund urged for immediate use
Congressman Cannon's bill would approprate 50 million dollars for national defence to be spent at the President's discretion. The piece argues the amount could rise to 100 million and should be enacted promptly to deter war and reassure allies. It asserts the action would have a salutary moral effect on Spain and the Atlantic balance, aiming for universal support and peace.
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Cannon
Congress
Spain
Notable Call for Bipartisan Support on Bill
The speaker urged passage by all Democrats and Republicans, stating the bill should receive votes from both parties and reach a high funding level of up to 100 million dollars.
Public favor for Post bill on telephone supervision
The public and a large majority in the House back the Post bill to supervise telephone companies. Watch promoters who pretend to support the bill but aim to weaken regulation through amendments. The commission should oversee all related firms and their interrelations, including Bell and New England Telegraph, as Massachusetts corporations.
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Thone
House of Representatives
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Bell Telephone Company
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Massachusetts
Noted Boston Socials and Gossip From The Observatory
Observant Citizen notes George Fred Williams legacy of Cleveland support and war news. mentions Mme Nordica illness, Col Frank P Stone in Florida, Judge Woodbury, A S Walker lottery ticket from 1765 signed by John Hancock, Faneuil Hall rebuild plans, Beacon Street congestion, theft cautions, Congressman Fitzgerald, Col H A Thomas gubernatorial prospects, William Kittredge stage career, streetcar etiquette, Saturday storm claims, Massachusetts Horticultural Society plans, Quincy School Association speaker John A Brett, Leopold Goulston Bijou performance with cello.
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A. S. Walker
Tuttle House
Dorchester
Faneuil Hall
John Hancock
Walker
Medal Finally Honors Civil War Seaman Lewis A Horton
Friends at the Custom House appraiser's stores applaud Lewis A Horton for valor shown during the Civil War. After thirty years the medal arrived, following letters to Secretary Long that brought the long awaited recognition.
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Lewis A. Horton
Custom House
Legislature allocates funds for Charles Robinson bust
The Kansas Legislature appropriates $1000 for a marble bust of Charles Robinson, first Governor of Kansas, to be placed at the State University. Ima Hellpapper asks for a name change. the judge grants Ima Helper. Professor Hamilton King plans to represent Corea by taking citizenship in Detroit. General Wade Hampton criticizes General Miles and dodges serving under him.
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Kansas
Charles Robinson
State University
Ima Hellpapper
Oklahoma
Ima Helper
Hamilton King
Mr. Barrett
Corea
Detroit
Mr. King
Knockabout Hats Show Striped Crowns and Quill Trim
Spring and summer knockabout hats pair with shirt waists. Straw crowns woven in two color rings form the top shapes, with quills and velvet bands as trimming. Some hats tilt to shade the face, braided two-tone straw creating a chequered look. Crowns are concave with a ledge around the sides to catch water in showers.
Daily Table Hints Breakfast Dinner and Desserts
A readable recipe list from Florence Wilkins of Melrose Highlands details Dominoes cake ideas, Pitts and pudding methods, and step by step for boiled mutton caper sauce and banana shortcake. The note ends with the author’s name and address.
Birth Day Reunion in a Narrow City Room
Marion Graves on her 29th birthday faces debt and loneliness while a fox terrier offers solace. A shadow of a former romance returns when Ned, now married, visits unexpectedly, leaving Marion to ponder their past as the city rain pours outside.
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Jackie
Marion
Mrs. Burke
Ned
Marion Graves
Weill
Yellow journalism in Boston Herald extra condemned
A Boston Journal critique denounces the Boston Herald for issuing an extra edition Sunday afternoon to trumpet a non existent declaration of war. The piece notes the Herald created public alarm while the nearby Boston Post paused to reassure the public, urging professional restraint among journalists. Leopold Morse Goulston signs off.
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Boston Journal
Boston Herald
Boston
The
Herald
Post
Newspaper Row
Boston University Minstrel Show Highlights and City Board Actions
The Boston University minstrel show at the Bijou Opera House promoted the BU Athletic Association with a large chorus and notable solos by Gardner and Morse Gouldston. City matters include appointments to a commission, road paving estimates on Stoughton and Pleasant streets, and delays in fire boat No. 31.
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Boston University
Bijou Opera House
B. U. Athletic Association
Mr. Gardner
Medical School
Stan
Leon Baldwin
B. U. Law
Molly
William H. Mc Masters
Charles M. Garda R
Edward F
Buckley
Leopold Mcrae Gouldston
Iliam J. Sullivan
Harry E. Teehan
Marl L. Ellsworth
Warren P. Coon
William Morris
Great Moscow pianist Pryrsk Catsky
Quote notes a pianist from Moscow by the name Pryrsk Catsky and a smug remark about his name being suited to horses. The line reads as a playful aside about the artist.
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Moscow
Pryrsk Catsky
The Height of Folly and Helen Gould Studying Law
A newspaper note reports Helen Gould is said to be studying law. It questions whether she will draft her own will, implying potential implications of self-representation in legal matters.
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Mme. Nordica
Helen Gould
Public Baths Appointments Confirmed by Board
Mayor Quincy sent to the Board of Aldermen for confirmation yesterday the appointments to the Public Bath Commission. The nominees are Leonard D. Ahl Robert A. Woods Mrs Lawrence J Logan John Duff Mrs Jacob H Hecht Patrick A Tracey and Edward M Hartwell.
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Ahl
East Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Leonard D. Ahl
Robert A. Woods
Lawrence J. Logan
John Duff
Jacob H. Hecht
Patrick A. Tracey
Edward M. Hartwell
Patrick A. Collins
Albert E. Pillsbury
Quincy
Back Bay
Common Council
Stoughton Street
Pleasant Street
Savin Hill Avenue
Wells
Russell
Brooks
Charles F. M. Malley
Boston and Providence Railroad Company
Dartmouth Street
Boston Terminal Company
Aldermanic Chamber
Eastern Cold Storage Company
Faneuil Hall Square
South Market Streets
Coftee
General Court
Merrimac Street
Board of Aldermen
Public Bath Commission
Dean's Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement claims Dean's Ointment provides instant relief for skin conditions described as miserable and profane affecting sufferers. It frames hives and related diseases as manageable with the product.
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Dean
Handkerchiefs in Millions Stocked and Sold
The article notes that New York keeps about 360 million handkerchiefs in stock to meet demand, with daily needs around 76 thousand. It explains that American production is small while imports come mainly from France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Ireland, and that bongee and silk kerchiefs are largely imported from Japan.
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New York City
America
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Ireland
Japan
Alarm Triggers Panic At Washington Street Cloaks Firm
A fire alarm at 531 and 533 Washington Street rang at 2 15 p m caused panic among mainly women workers at George A Plummer & Co dress and wrap shop. Firemen found the alarm false the switch tied to a water splash on a ceiling trap and no damage occurred with business resuming promptly.
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Washington Street
George A. Plummer & Co
Noted man John S. Hayes dies in Somerville
John S. Hayes, librarian of the Somerville Public Library and a prominent Mason, died at his home at 52 Dartmouth Street on Monday morning after a brief illness. He leaves a widow and daughter. Hayes, a longtime educator and library official, served as Somerville public librarian since 1898 and held key roles in Masonic bodies and local clubs. He had earlier worked for D Appleton & Co and taught in several New England schools.
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John S. Hayes
Somerville Public Library
Dartmouth Street
Hayes
Atkinson Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Newmarket
Amesbury High School
Northwoo Paceurga
Bowditch School
Peabody
Cradock School
Medford
North Grammar School
Manchester
N. H
Newton
Mass
Puplehing House
D. Appleton & Co
New York
Somerville
Hillside Club
Twentieth Century Club
Massachusetts Library Club
American Library Association
Soley Lodge
Royal Arch
Foundin
Orion Council
S. Masters
Coeur de Lion Commandery
Knights Templars
Massachusetts Consistory
Excelsior Council
R. A
Grand Council
Quotations and Snippets From A Bustling Paper Scene
A collage of snippets includes playful lines about a kiss rumor involving Miss Willis, a quip about mistaken marriage, and light notes on songs performed by a singer. Other bits reference common topics of the era such as social reactions, a joke about a strike, and a dog named Beverly in a humorous register.
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Miss Willis
Jack Tatum
Miss Cadsley
Chicago Post
Chicago
Fcar
Beverly
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H. A. Thomas
William Kittredge
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
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Fourth Street
Cambridge
Grandma Journal
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Leopold Morse Gouldston
Gardner
End Man
B. U
Keith
Times
Herbert Bradstreet
Jacky
Jerome J. Pastene
Crowley
M. @. O'Brien
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Rockwell
University Quartet
Karl Koerber
Peterson Albert
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Professor Lindesay
Foy Spencer Baldwin
Tibbetts
L. Goulston
Howard Reynolds
A. H. Lehman
Harvard
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B. ‘Bassidy
A. A. Case
M. A. Craig
F. J. Dangel
H. H. Danworth
W.W. . Grad
B. F. Haines
W. Vv. Hutchins
J. H. McDonough
N. G. Bond
P. Reilly
Edward §. Underwood
Vincent S. McDonough
William J. Sullivan
Pennsylvania
R. R
Washington
National Capital
Fitchburg
Gettysburg
Luray
D. N. Bell
Washington St
J. R. Wood
L Pass
Geo. W. Boyd
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L. D. Ahl
Bright
Lincoln
Saratoga
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Saratoga Springs
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